It’s not the words of God that most men believe in! Most men believe in their very own word, because the true words of God were sealed up and hidden from humanity until the time of the unsealing and the opening of the books of God.

 

It is not really the true spiritual words of God, that most men believe in today; most men believe in their very own words, because the true spirit of the words of God were sealed up and hidden away from humanity, until the time of the unsealing and the opening of the books of God at the time of the end. The big question! Why so much confusion about the words of God? There has been a great deal of confusion over the centuries, as to the true meaning of many of the prophecies found in the scriptures of God, and the true meanings of many of the statements found throughout the books of God. But the thing is, the true understandings and meanings of these words of God, were never meant to be understood, until the time of the end times, as attested to by Daniel the prophet:  Judaism: Daniel 12:4 “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book(s), even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Daniel 12:8 “And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?” Daniel 12:9 “And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.” The prophet Daniel did not see and comprehend the meaning of the visions he saw because the words were sealed away from his understanding. The prophet Isaiah also had something to say about the closed nature of the books as well: Isaiah 29:11 “And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed.” I cannot read this because it is sealed. Is it really any wonder that most of humanity, was not able to decipher the closed nature of the major prophecies of God, and that the meanings, of many of the truly confounding, statements found throughout the writings of God, have continued to allude and bewilder mankind; man was never meant to understand the bewildering nature of the word of God, until the time when Christ would reappear with angles and a new name, as attested to by Jesus Christ himself:  Christianity: John 5:47 “But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?” “For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.” 1 Corinthians 2:7 “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even The Hidden Wisdom, which God (hath) ordained before the world unto Our glory:” 2 Corinthians 4:3 “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:” “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” So then, the Jewish people of Christ’s time did not really understand the symbolic, hidden, sealed nature of the writings of Moses and all of the other prophets of the Old Testament and all of the religions before that. Therefore they were not really, ready or prepared to comprehend and understand the real, true, spiritual nature of Christ’s teachings; though these people did, in fact, have warnings, from the prophets, that God‘s prophets did, in fact, use a symbolic language in the writings of The Old Testament:  Judaism: For, Hosea 12:9 “I that am The LORD thy God,” and 12:10 “I have, also spoken, by the prophets, and I have (used) multiplied visions and have used similitude’s, (allegories) by the ministry of the prophets,” since the beginning of the world. Deuteronomy 29:4 And, “Yet The LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.” Islam: 7. “He (God/Allah) it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: in it are verses basic or fundamental; – others are allegorical, of hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge (of God), say: ‘We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord;’ and none will grasp the Message except men of (true God given) understanding. (The Qur’an (Yusuf Ali tr), Surah 3) So therefore: “The Prophet (The Apostle of God, Muhammad) whose words are as a seal,” whose words are sealed and whose true message is, therefore, hidden away from the rest of men at this time, “Said, ‘Acquiescence in God‘s ordinance is incumbent on all true believers.”’ (Mathnavi of Rumi E.H. Whinfield tr The Masnavi Vol 3) For 7. “Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing and on their eyes is a veil.” (The Qur’an (Yusuf Ali tr), Surah 2) And,  Zoroastrianism: 19. “We worship Sraosha (Obedience), of the gracious words, of the warning and of the guarding of the words, which abounds in many an explanation and revelation of the word.” 137. “Happy then that man, I think,’ said Ahura Mazda (God), ‘O holy Zarathustra! For whom a holy priest, as pious as any in the world, who is the Word incarnate,” (The Zend-Avesta, Avesta – Yasna 57 and The Khorda Avesta — Book of Common Prayer pt. 1)  Hinduism: “Thus hath been opened thee This Truth of Truths, the Mystery more hid Than any secret mystery. Meditate! And- as thou wilt- then act!” “That which was hidden by their love, is made manifest.” (Hindu, Bhagavad Gita (Edwin Arnold tr) chapter 18 and Upanishads vol. 1, Aitareya-Aranyaka Part 1)  Buddhism: “Let every disciple take good heed not to become attached to words as being in perfect conformity with meaning, because Truth is not in the letters.” (Buddha, Lankavatara Sutra  Sabeanism: “There were those who bought my wares. (the holy word) The eyes (of such a one) were filled with light, Filled with light were his eyes (On) beholding the Great (One) in the House of Perfection, There were those who did not buy my wares. They went on, reached their end and lay down. They were blind and saw not, Their ears were stopped and they heard not And their hearts were not awakened.” (Sabeanism, Ginza Rba- chapter 90)

A great many do not really believe in the truth. They believe in what they say the truth is, according to their very own individual understandings, and their cultural and theological interpretations; and of course, their very limited understandings of what they perceive the real truth to be. And we know this, as it is attested to, by Jesus Christ, himself, and the other manifestations and prophets of God:  Christianity: And so Mark 7:8 “For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.” Traditions associated with Christianity, and other religions of God, are the beliefs that certain customs and beliefs accepted by men, are, in fact, the words of God and these words have a certain meaning, which may or may not be correct and that these prophecies, teachings  and messages, will only be fulfilled, and understood in only a certain way, regardless of the fact, that other meanings may be the reality: Mark 7:9 “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition (the traditions of men).” 7:13 “Making the word of God, of none effect, through your traditions, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.” Then, 1 Peter 1:18 “Know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things (such) as silver and gold, from your vain conversation, received by tradition from your fathers.” This is one of the main reasons why the people of Jesus’ time denied him: John 5:45 “Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.” 5:46 “For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.” 5:47 “But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?” This undaunted fixation, by some of the highest stars in the heavens of religion (the leaders of the religions) have with theology, tradition and dogma, denied all of God’s holy manifestations and messengers; and is one of the main reasons, Christ was crucified, by the people. John 3:12 For “if I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things?” 1 Corinthians 2:7 For, “We speak The Wisdom of God in a mystery, even The Hidden Wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:” “Which none of the princes (the religious leaders) of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.” (Jesus Christ)

BAHA’I FAITH: “The Jews were expecting the coming of the Messiah, lamenting day and night, saying: ‘O God, send to us our deliverer!’ But as they walked in the path of dogmas, rather than reality, when the Messiah appeared they denied him. Had they been investigators of reality, they would not have crucified (him) but would have recognized him instantly.”

(Bahá’í Faith, Abdu’l-Baha, Divine Philosophy, p. 153)

But because of theology, dogma and tradition, Christ was crucified. It was because of theology, tradition and dogma in religion that caused the Báb to suffer martyrdom and Bahá’u’lláh spend a great portion of his life in exile and in prison.

 BABI RELIGION: “Although dominated by legalistic concerns, Shi’i intellectual life has readily encompassed the implicitly dissenting traditions of speculative theology, philosophy and gnosis.”

(Peter Smith, The Bábí & Bahá’í Religions, p. 8)

The practice of holding on tightly to religious dogma, tradition and theology by various religious clergy and parishioners is the reason why early Christianity took hundreds of years to become a world religion.  Christianity: John 8:43 “Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.” It is the same today as it was back then; Theology, tradition and dogma are really big stumbling blocks for most of the people. 1 Peter 2:8 “And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient where unto also they were appointed.”  We need to learn to study the word of God for ourselves and come to our own conclusions before the ignorance of people leads us down the wrong path. So, Matthew 15:14 “Let them alone: (for) they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” Man’s desire to hold onto theology and tradition can have a blinding effect on people who, out of ignorance, reject God’s Holy Word and deny God’s Holy Messengers in favor of a dogma that has been handed down to them by their parents and clergy, from time untold. Luke 6:39 “Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?”

BAHA’I FAITH: “Beware lest theology prevent thee from the King of the known, or the world from Him who created and left it. Arise in the name of thy Lord, the Merciful, amidst the assembly of beings, and take the cup of life in the hand of assurance; drink thou therefrom first; then give it to drink to those who advance of the people of religions. Thus hath the Moon of the Bayan shone forth from the horizon of wisdom and evidence. Rend asunder the veils of theology lest they prevent thee from the region of My Name, the Self-existent.”

“Remember when the Spirit (Jesus Christ) came; he who was the most learned of the doctors of His age gave a sentence against Him in the chief city of His country, while those who caught fish believed in Him; be admonished, then, O people of understanding!”

(Bahá’í Faith, Compilations, Baha’i Scriptures, p. 98)

Baha’i Faith: “People are too easily led by tradition. It is because of this that they are often antagonistic….” “Cast off dogma and discern the true spirit of its founder.” “Bahá’u’lláh continually urges man to free himself from the superstition and traditions of the past and become an investigator of reality, for it will then be seen that God has revealed his light many times in order to illumine mankind in the path of evolution, in various countries and through many different prophets, masters and sages.”

(Bahá’í Faith, Abdu’l-Baha, Abdu’l-Baha in London, p. 27 and The Bábí & Bahá’í Religions, p. 109 and Divine Philosophy, p. 8)

 ISLAM: 9. “I am no bringer of a new-fangled doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I follow but that which is revealed to me by inspiration: I am but a Warner open and clear.”’

(The Qur’an (Yusuf Ali tr), Surah  46)

Islam: “Let every nation follow what they used to worship, and now we are waiting for our Lord.’ Then the Almighty will come to them in a shape other than the one which they saw the first time, and He will say, ‘I am your Lord,’ and they will say, ‘You are not our Lord.”’ They will be blind to the new manifestation of God, Allah will send them. They have eyes to see, but they don’t see the true light of Allah when it dawns, and fail to hear the truth of His words; but, instead, hold onto the literal words of their holy books, failing to see the new light of the spirit of God in the words of the new manifestation, and the new book, because they are holding onto the past and holding onto the traditions and dogmas their ancestors passed down to them, from times ancient.

(Hadith, Bukhari Vol 9, Book 93, # 532)

Islam: “The Prophet said, ‘He who slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and follows the ways and traditions of the Days of Ignorance is not one of us.”’

(Islam, Hadith, Bukhari Vol 2, Book 23, Number 382)

Islam: “The Prophet said, ‘The most hated of persons to Allah are three: (1) A person who deviates from right conduct, i.e., an evil doer (2) a person who seeks that the traditions of the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance, should remain in Islam (3) and a person who seeks to shed somebody’s blood without any right .”

(Hadith, Bukhari Vol 9, Book 83, Number 21)

 ZOROASTRIANISM: 7. “Can they be true to thee, O Mazda (God), who by their doctrines turns the known inheritances of Good Thought into misery and woe. I know none other but you, O Right, so do ye protect us.”

(Zoroaster, The Zend-Avesta, Avesta – Yasna 34)

 Zoroastrianism: Denkard. Zoroastrianism, “Be it known that the yearning for immoral apostate dogmas makes him (man) vicious, the ignorance of the good religion and destroys the propensities [lit. thoughts] for acts of merit. Owing to his fondness for comfort man grows too idle to think of acts of merit.”

 Zoroastrianism: “Real religion is killed by too many rites.” “How long will you go on dallying with the shape of the jug (the religion)? Leave the jug alone; seek water (the spirit within the words of God).”  (ZOROASTER, Hymns of Atharvan p. 107)

 HINDUISM: 95. “All those traditions and those despicable systems of philosophy, which are not based on the Veda, produce no reward after death; for they are declared to be founded on Darkness.”

(Hindu, Laws of Manu chapter 12)

 Hinduism: “Nor must we forget that though oral tradition, when once brought under proper discipline, is a most faithful guardian, it is not without its dangers in its incipient stages. For many a word may have verily been misunderstood and many a sentence confused, as it was told by father to son, before it became fixed in the tradition of a village community, and then resisted by its very sacredness all attempts at emendation.” “Then lastly, we must remember that those who handed down the ancestral treasures of ancient wisdom, would often feel inclined to add what seemed useful to themselves, and what they knew could be preserved in one way only, namely, if it was allowed to form part of the tradition(s) that had to be handed down, as a sacred trust, from each generation to generation. The priestly influence was at work here even before there were priests by profession, and when the priesthood had once become professional, its influence may account for much that would otherwise seem inexplicable in the sacred codes of the ancient world.”

(Hindu Upanishads vol. 1, Introduction to the Upanishads, vol. 1)

 Hinduism: 5. “Coveting the property of others, thinking in one’s heart of what is undesirable, and adherence to false (doctrines), are the three kinds of (sinful) mental action.” 95. “All those traditions and those despicable systems of philosophy, which are not based on the Veda, produce no reward after death; for they are declared to be founded on Darkness.”

(Hindu, Laws of Manu chapter 12)

 BUDDHISM: 22. “Those who are ashamed of what they should not be ashamed of and are not ashamed of what they should be ashamed of, such people, following false doctrines and enter the wrong path.” “Those who fear what they should not fear and do not fear what they should fear, such people following false doctrines, enter the wrong path.” “Those who discern wrong where there is no wrong and see nothing wrong in what is wrong, such people following false doctrines, enter the wrong path.”

(Buddhist, Dhammapada – Sayings of the Buddha 2 (tr. J. Richards))

 Buddhism:11. “By confidence and virtue, By effort and concentration, By the investigation of the Doctrine, By being endowed with knowledge and conduct, And by keeping your mind alert, Will you leave this great suffering behind.”

(Buddhist, Dhammapada – Sayings of the Buddha 3 (tr. J. Richards))

 SABEANISM: “The name of the great Mystery, the mystic Word, is pronounced upon thee.” The word beyond theology and dogma. (Sabeanism, Ginza Rba-173)

The Holy Word of God, we can clearly see from the writings of God:

BAHA’I FAITH: “A third standard or criterion is the opinion held by theologians that traditions, or prophetic statement and interpretations constitute the basis of human knowing.” (Bahá’í Faith, Baha’i World Faith – Abdu’l-Baha Section, p. 251) “When we consider the third criterion, traditions upheld by theologians as the avenue and standard of knowledge, we find this source equally unreliable and unworthy of dependence. For religious traditions are the report and record of understanding and interpretation of the Book. By what means has this understanding, this interpretation been reached? By the analysis of human reason. When we read the Book of God the faculty of comprehension by which we form conclusions is reason. Reason is mind. If we are not endowed with perfect reason, how can we comprehend the meanings of the Word of God? Therefore human reason, as already pointed out, is by its very nature finite and faulty in conclusions. It cannot surround the Reality Itself, the Infinite Word. Inasmuch as the source of traditions and interpretations (theology) is human reason, and human reason is faulty, how can we depend upon its findings for real knowledge?” “Therefore man is not justified in saying: ‘I know because I perceive through my senses or I know because it’s proved through my faculty of reason or I know because it’s according to tradition and interpretation of the holy book or I know because I am inspired.’ All human standard of judgment is faulty, finite.”’

(Bahá’í Faith, Abdu’l-Baha, Baha’i World Faith – Abdu’l-Baha Section, p. 253)